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Out of State, Not Out of Mind: Senator Presses for Answers on Union PAC Cash

Frosh, Wolf Get Personal in Highly-Charged Law School Debate

Hogan to Lead Bridge-Naming Tribute for Senator He Snubbed at Funding Announcement

Jealous Releases Ethics Plan, But Lobbyist and GOP Hit Back Hard

With Help From Democratic Insiders and a Few Republicans, Colvin Hauls in Cash

Johns Hopkins Renews Push to Create Its Own Police Force

In Senate District with Tightest Race in 2014, Another Close Contest

Meet the One Person in Maryland With the Temerity to Challenge Peter Franchot

Frank DeFilippo: The Insidious Side Effects of Political Polls

Out of State, Not Out of Mind: Senator Presses for Answers on Union PAC Cash

State Unveils New Chesapeake Bay License Plate Design

Air Wars Rev Up in Trone-Hoeber Race

Frosh, Wolf Get Personal in Highly-Charged Law School Debate

Hogan to Lead Bridge-Naming Tribute for Senator He Snubbed at Funding Announcement

Jealous Is Part of the Rising Progressive Tide Around the Country

Josh Kurtz: Ike Age

Jealous Releases Ethics Plan, But Lobbyist and GOP Hit Back Hard

Franchot TV Ad Paints Dystopian View of Annapolis

With Help From Democratic Insiders and a Few Republicans, Colvin Hauls in Cash

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Notes: TV Ads, Endorsements and a Political Party Temporarily Thwarted

Ad watch. Craig Wolf (R), the former prosecutor and trade association executive who is challenging state Attorney General Brian E. Frosh...

LCV Scores Show Good, Bad and Ugly of Lawmakers' Support for Green Issues

By the Maryland League of Conservation Voters’ own estimate, the 2018 General Assembly session “was a complicated year for the...

GOP: Prince George's Councilman Used County Resources for Political Purposes

The Prince George’s County Republican Party has filed an ethics complaint against County Councilman Obie Patterson (D). According to the...

Jealous Unveils Prescription Drug Plan; Frosh Vows to Defend State Law in Supreme Court

Flanked by Maryland residents who’ve seen their prescription drug prices spike in recent years, gubernatorial hopeful Benjamin T. Jealous...

Sarbanes Prepares for Elevated Role as Leading Reformer in Congress

As Democrats push to retake the U.S. House of Representatives in November, government ethics and political reform have become an...

Poll: Hogan Maintains High Approval Rating, But Jealous’ Policies Score Points

Headed into the home stretch of the election, Republican Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. retains a 64 percent approval rating among residents...

As Oaks Heads to Prison, Mystery Surrounds His Net Worth -- and His Donations

Disgraced ex-legislator Nathaniel T. Oaks is scheduled to enter the minimum-security satellite camp at the Cumberland Federal...

Frank DeFilippo: In Debate, Hogan Has Much to Lose, Jealous Everything to Gain

Debates are hard to win and easy to lose. Debates rarely change many minds unless there’s a major flub. Research over the decades has...

Jealous Campaign Ad Set to Air Monday in Baltimore Region

Gubernatorial candidate Benjamin T. Jealous (D) is hitting the airwaves for the first time since his unexpected victory in the primary....

Hogan Breaks Bread With Bezos at D.C. Event But Gets No Word on Amazon HQ

Keep them guessing. That’s what Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos did on Thursday night during an appearance at The Economic Club...

Jealous Shares the Stage With Fellow African-American Nominees for Governor

In a country that has only elected two African-American governors in the modern era, the presence of three black gubernatorial candidates...

Let the Ike Leggett Tributes Begin

The singular and pioneering 30-year political career of Isiah Leggett (D) is drawing to a close – after a dozen years as Montgomery...

No Escaping Political Subtext as Panel on Regulating Booze Debuts

A task force on alcohol regulation in Maryland, meeting for the first time on Wednesday, heard expert testimony about the societal ills...

Josh Kurtz: As the Lobbying World Turns

I have frequently said that the one essential thing to know about Maryland political culture is that its two top-earning State House...

Study: More Than 1/3 of Md. Households Struggle to Meet ‘Survival Budgets’

More than a third of families in the state of Maryland ― and about half the population in some counties and the city of Baltimore ―...

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Out of State, Not Out of Mind: Senator Presses for Answers on Union PAC Cash

Frosh, Wolf Get Personal in Highly-Charged Law School Debate

Hogan to Lead Bridge-Naming Tribute for Senator He Snubbed at Funding Announcement

Jealous Releases Ethics Plan, But Lobbyist and GOP Hit Back Hard

With Help From Democratic Insiders and a Few Republicans, Colvin Hauls in Cash

Johns Hopkins Renews Push to Create Its Own Police Force

In Senate District with Tightest Race in 2014, Another Close Contest

Meet the One Person in Maryland With the Temerity to Challenge Peter Franchot

Frank DeFilippo: The Insidious Side Effects of Political Polls

Out of State, Not Out of Mind: Senator Presses for Answers on Union PAC Cash

State Unveils New Chesapeake Bay License Plate Design

Air Wars Rev Up in Trone-Hoeber Race

Frosh, Wolf Get Personal in Highly-Charged Law School Debate

Hogan to Lead Bridge-Naming Tribute for Senator He Snubbed at Funding Announcement

Jealous Is Part of the Rising Progressive Tide Around the Country

Josh Kurtz: Ike Age

Jealous Releases Ethics Plan, But Lobbyist and GOP Hit Back Hard

Franchot TV Ad Paints Dystopian View of Annapolis

With Help From Democratic Insiders and a Few Republicans, Colvin Hauls in Cash

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COMMENTARY

Notes: TV Ads, Endorsements and a Political Party Temporarily Thwarted

LCV Scores Show Good, Bad and Ugly of Lawmakers' Support for Green Issues

GOP: Prince George's Councilman Used County Resources for Political Purposes

Jealous Unveils Prescription Drug Plan; Frosh Vows to Defend State Law in Supreme Court

Sarbanes Prepares for Elevated Role as Leading Reformer in Congress

Poll: Hogan Maintains High Approval Rating, But Jealous’ Policies Score Points

As Oaks Heads to Prison, Mystery Surrounds His Net Worth -- and His Donations

Frank DeFilippo: In Debate, Hogan Has Much to Lose, Jealous Everything to Gain

Jealous Campaign Ad Set to Air Monday in Baltimore Region

Hogan Breaks Bread With Bezos at D.C. Event But Gets No Word on Amazon HQ

Jealous Shares the Stage With Fellow African-American Nominees for Governor

Let the Ike Leggett Tributes Begin

No Escaping Political Subtext as Panel on Regulating Booze Debuts

Josh Kurtz: As the Lobbying World Turns

Study: More Than 1/3 of Md. Households Struggle to Meet ‘Survival Budgets’

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